Coast Guard returns 49 migrants to the Dominican Republic following illegal voyage interdiction in the Mona Passage

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

04.11.2023

Photo by Ricardo Castrodad 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan

Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon interdicts a 35-foot overloaded migrant voyage the night of April 11, 2023. The cutter Richard Dixon crew safely embarked and completed the return of all 49 migrants to the Dominican Republic April 12 and 13, 2023. Among the interdicted were an Albanian, seven Kazakhs, six Haitian and 35 Dominican Republic nationals.

• Date Taken: 04.11.2023
• Date Posted: 04.13.2023 14:53
• Photo ID: 7738638
• VIRIN: 230411-G-G0107-1001
• Resolution: 415x265
• Size: 9.41 KB
• Location: DO